Last week I pulled Hannah Tunnicliffe's debut novel, The Color of Tea (Scribner, 2012) from the new fiction section at my public library. She got me at tea. But when I turned it over to read the back cover, I was excited to learn that the story was set in Macau. Not many books … [Read more...]
A week of noodles
It started on Sunday night. Number one son returned home after a month at overnight camp just as husband and daughter left on vacation with my mom and brother's daughter (sounds like husband-of-the-year to me, eh?).So I booked a babysitter and a dinner reservation. In … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Getaway
This week I planned to read Lisa Brackmann's sophomore novel, Getaway (Soho Press, 2012), but it was such a page-turner that I finished it in two and a half days. I should have been prepared, because I loved Brackmann's debut novel, Rock Paper Tiger (Soho Press, 2010).Getaway … [Read more...]
Now appearing on Pinterest
So I've jumped on the bandwagon and have joined Pinterest.In fact, I joined months ago, but never pinned anything or followed anyone until this week. Friends have raved about it, but I wasn't sure how it differed from Instagram (susanbkason) or Facebook.But once I took a … [Read more...]
Book of the week–One More River
With number one son away at camp for a month, my evenings have been especially quiet. While my husband pours over finance textbooks like he's cramming for an exam (when in fact it's just his idea of leisure reading), I've been averaging three to four books a week myself.This … [Read more...]
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